Peter Waterman Papers

Period  1944, 1947-1993
Total size   8.25 m.
Consultation Not restricted

Biography

Waterman, Peter (1936-); studied in London, Oxford, Birmingham (UK) and got a degree in West African Studies 1970s, later in Non-Western Studies; researcher and senior lecturer at the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague (The Netherlands) on unionism and internationalism 1972-1998; scholar-activist and author; research projects on union and labour rights strategies in a changing global context by dockworkers under oppressed and Third World conditions.

Content

General correspondence 1971-1978; correspondence and other documents concerning his seminars at Birmingham University 1967-1973, his activities as coordinator, lecturer and field trip organiser at the ISS 1973-1981, 1989 and as editor of the Newsletter of International Labour Studies (NILS) 1978-1993; correspondence, notes and documentation concerning his research projects and subsequent publications and contributions to symposia on industrial relations, trade unions and labour in Nigeria 1944-1984, India 1951-1988, Spain 1966-1993, Peru 1974-1989 and the Philippines 1976-1990; documents of ISS-colleague Jos Hilhorst concerning advisory activities on the fifth five year development plan and regional development plans in Indonesia 1979-1992.

Processing information

List made by Wim Leendertse in 2004